Background
John Hingeston Buckeridge was born 1857 in Oxford, England, the son of the architect, Charles Buckeridge, and his wife, Anne.
John Hingeston Buckeridge was born 1857 in Oxford, England, the son of the architect, Charles Buckeridge, and his wife, Anne.
He attended at Magdalen College, Oxford, and studied architecture under J. L. Pearson.
Buckeridge died on 25 June 1934 at his residence, 8 Garfield Street, Carlton, Sydney. He was privately cremated at Woronora crematorium on 26 June 1934. Buckeridge migrated to Australia in 1886.
In 1887 he went to Queensland by invitation of William Webber, third Bishop of Brisbane, was appointed the Diocesan Architect for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and held that position until 1902.
During that period he designed about sixty wooden churches for parishes in southern Queensland. Remaining examples include Christ Church, Milton, which was built as a temporary replacement for the earlier stone church, damaged in a storm of 1890.
The small Arts and Crafts style building is still in use and has a heritage listing. lieutenant is of dark brick, in the English Gothic style and has a tower and spire.
Buckeridge also built the Quetta Memorial Church, now All Souls and Street Bartholomew"s Memorial Cathedral, on Thursday Island, in memory of the lives lost in the wreck of the Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Quetta.
In 1892 Buckeridge commenced work in Sydney, remodeling the interior of Street James’ Church, King Street, removing the galleries, creating an apse and a raised platform for the choir. At this time he was also employed on work at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. This building, one of the largest cathedrals in Australia, was designed by John Horbury Hunt and commenced in 1883.
In 1902 Buckeridge introduced a number of structural details to support the roof.
In 1907 Buckeridge became an architect with the New South Wales Department of Public Works, remaining in that position until his retirement.